According to author George RR Martin, adapted from his novel, fire and blood, for HBO dragon house Challenging for a number of key reasons. After great success Game of ThronesThis is based on Martin A song of ice and fire Fiction series, HBO Green Light dragon houseThe prequel, which received critical acclaim, follows several key members of House Targaryen as they vie for the Iron Throne.
During a recent HBO FYC event at the DGA on Tuesday, Martin explained (via duration), why create dragon house from fire and blood This is a difficult task.
finally boil down to dragon house Writers had to take on more of the burden of storytelling because with A song of ice and fire Novel, fire and blood really like a”fictitious history books. Check out Martin’s full review below:
“The Fire and Blood adaptation has a special challenge, it’s very different from the Game of Thrones books and stories. It’s five books, seven coming up, and I wanted the characters, the dialogue, the story. , the setting of the novel is fully developed Fire and Blood is a fictional history book that has several scenes that I have focused on, and I give you half a page of scenes that I provided for you. You have some real dialogue, but mostly history. This is a sketch, but you can’t show the outline on TV so you have to fill it in. [Showrunner Ryan Condal] His scripting team did a great job.
“For example, in Fire and Blood, Queen Emma Arryn died in childbirth and her son died the next day. Without a doubt, it was the scariest birth scene ever seen on television. That’s all the work [Condal] and his writers. “
How does House of the Dragon compare to Game of Thrones
alike Game of Thrones, dragon house Follow a handful of men vying for power, stab each other in the back, and demonstrate varying degrees of political skill to achieve their goals. However, Martin’s review provides an interesting basis for comparing these two similar but different programs.
in spite of Game of Thrones A fairly straightforward adaptation of the first few seasons, the following seasons have seen the fantasy show hit far beyond the stories told in Martin’s books. By the way, this is also an important time to receive Game of Thrones It’s starting to get a little sour. While still garnering incredible ratings in seasons 7 and 8, many believe the show’s quality will diminish as the story ends.
At least in the first season, dragon house Haven’t encountered a similar problem. While the writers themselves had to fill a lot of gaps in terms of character lines and develop a more refined story, season 1 has a solid 93% rating on Rotten Tomatoes. It’s still too early dragon househowever, this represents the biggest challenge in tuning fire and blood It may not be here yet.
source: duration